| Letter from Reckless #2 |
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It’s Reckless the bear here,
Writing to you from Brazil in South America which is our second stop of this voyage. We’ve just been at sea for 2 weeks and I’ve been working with the Engineers. They’re the people who make sure the Engines work properly and that we always have water and lights in the Ship. It’s been an exciting section of our journey as we’ve crossed the Equator which is the line that runs around the centre of the Earth and is also the hottest place on the planet. This also meant that the sea was much calmer than it was at the start of our journey as it isn’t very windy at the Equator. The seawater has also become much warmer, up to 28º C which is like bath water. This has been good though, as we’ve seen things that only live in warm water such as flying fish, which jump out of the water as the ship passes and we’ve even seen a shark! We’ve also had a very special meal on one night of our passage; this was for Trafalgar night, to celebrate Lord Nelson and his final and greatest battle. It’s very important to everyone here as Nelson is the most famous man in the history of the Navy. I believe some of you have been studying him at school. The Engineering department has been really interesting to work in. One of our most important jobs is to make water for everyone to drink. Although Endurance is surrounded by water all the time we can’t drink it as sea water is too salty, therefore we have special machines onboard which remove all of the salt from the water and give us nice fresh water for our drinks and our showers. It also means we never run out of water. I’ve also had to help the Engineers keep our engines running. We have two engines on Endurance and each one is the size of 3 cars. It is important they never break down so we can keep going and reach the Antarctic. As we are in Brazil, I have been learning about Tropical rainforests because the largest one in the world is in South America. Tropical rainforests grow near the Equator, where it is hot and wet all year round. Did you know that a rainforest is like a three-storey building, with each storey having its own plants and animals? The dark forest floor is home to mosses and fungi. Here you’ll find many types of insects, as well as big cats, such as jaguars, hunting on the ground.
M - - - - - - - If you were ill, you might take some of this to feel better! C - - - - - - - - I love eating this! But too much is bad for your teeth! On the next section of our voyage we will be travelling to the Falkland Islands, this is going to take us 10 days during which time I will be working with the Flight department who look after our two helicopters, I’m really looking forward to this. I will write to you all soon and I look forward to hearing from you as well. Take care. Yours aye, Reckless
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